Originally Posted by Drewbie

Well, though I've been trying to pull it off for a couple years now, I think this year is the year that I'm going to do my Amusement Park Road Trip. I'm gonna rent an eight-person RV and take off on a Thursday night for Cinncinnatti. Friday we'd go to Paramount King's Island (www.pki.com). That evening, we'd drive the 3 1/2 hours to Sandusky, Ohio to go to Cedar Point (www.cedarpoint.com). We'd camp at Cedar Point Friday and Saturday nights and hit the Park Saturday. Sunday, we'd get up and drive back to the cities. The trip would only mean one day off of work (Friday) and we'd see 2 of the top 10 amusement parks in the world.

The cost of the trip breaks down like this:

Camper for 1 weekend plus one day: $865.00
Milage for the camper (based on 1750 miles): $315.00
Fuel (based on 5 mpg with gas at $2.00 gal): $700.00
Camping at Cedar Point (2 nights): $140.00
Total Cost: $2,020.00

Cost for each person (based on 8 people): $252.50
Cost for prebought tickets to PKI: $33.00
Cost for prebought tickets to CP: $40.00
(If you have a Valleyfair season pass, which only costs $65, you can get into Cedar Point using that as they are owned by the same company)

Total extimated cost per person (w/out food): $325.50

Any extra money left at the end of the trip would be divided equally and returned.

So, that's the plan. I'm hoping to get 8 people to go That's the number that can sleep comfortably in the camper, but that doesn't mean we couldn't cram 10 people in and get by for $275.00 each.